Is Israel preparing for the inevitable civil war in the West Bank?
Published in The Hill. As President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken ponder how to entice the Palestinian Authority (PA) to negotiate with Israel, a far more significant problem…
The return of ‘Zionism is Racism’
Published in The Jerusalem Report on July 12, 2021. In 1975, the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 3379, which “determine that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination.”…
The real reason America has never found common ground with Iran
The Iranian regime is a fundamentalist Twelver Shi’ite revolutionary movement of true believers whose mission is to spread their repressive understanding of Islam throughout the world. Published in JNS. Every…
Will Israel accept ‘half a loaf’ on Iran’s nuclear program?
Despite the election of a zealot as Iran’s new president, Iran and the United States likely will return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, known as the JCPOA or…
The important story on Iran’s new president
Published in the Jerusalem Post. Iran’s new president may become its next supreme leader. Much has been written about Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi, who has been branded as a hard-liner…
How ‘constructive ambiguity’ has failed Israelis and Palestinians
Well-meaning American negotiators over the years have done a disservice to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. To try to bridge the perhaps insurmountable gulf between the warring parties, diplomats have employed…
MEPIN Thought of The Day
Image: Joint Arab List leader Ayman Odeh outside the Old City of Jerusalem, Tuesday, June 15, 2021 | Photo: Oren Ben Hakoo Imagine a group of American Congressmen and women…
America needs a stable Israeli government
An earthquake has hit the Israeli political scene. Its longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, now leads the opposition after 12 years. For an America that counts on a strong and…
EU Report: Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks
As a follow-up to my article on the growth of anti-Semitism in Europe, I wanted to share with you this EU study that was purposely kept from the public, exposing…
New York Times Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor #1 Re: Israel Moves Toward Coalition Deal That Could Sideline Netanyahu, May 30th news article. The article states Prime Minister Netanyahu’s long tenure has left a…